FOUNDATIONAL TERM
Sensation
感觉
Detection and transduction of stimuli by sensory systems.
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23 · Sensation and perception
Sensation converts environmental changes into neural signals, while perception organises them into a meaningful world. What feels like direct access to facts depends on receptors, attention and context.
Sources
- OpenStax Psychology: sensation versus perception
- OpenStax Psychology: vision
- OpenStax Psychology: hearing
- OpenStax Psychology: the other senses
- OpenStax Psychology: gestalt principles of perception
- NYU: David Heeger, Signal Detection Theory
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